看かん護ご婦ふ

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Meanings

1

Now deprecated; replaced by the gender-neutral term 看護師 (かんごし). Still encountered in historical contexts or older media.

看かん護ご師しN4
看護婦 was the traditional term for a female nurse but is now considered outdated and gender-biased, while 看護師 is the current gender-neutral word used for nurses of either sex.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Compound of 看護 (nursing) and 婦 (woman), reflecting the historical gender association of the profession.

private nurse (female); patient attendant